[The press release indicating that pitching coach Guy Hansen would not be back on the Royals' staff next season but would be offered a job in the organization came as news to Hansen.] No one has said a word to me about another job in the organization, ... I don't know what that position would be. |
And when a team is focused like that and you're off a little bit, that's when you get a crazy inning like that. I thought the second and third inning, he was able to right the ship a little bit. |
Considering the situation, ... what that kid did tonight, if that doesn't convince people of what he's capable of doing, nothing will. |
He can be a pitcher within a pitcher over the course of a game. He can adapt to the way batters adapt to him, |
He could be a power guy like Clemens or he could be a finesse guy like Radke. Or he could end up in the middle. |
He didn't panic, ... and that shows you a lot about a young guy. |
He had a pretty angle to all his pitches, although his command within the strike zone wasn't very good, |
He should be ready to go [Sunday]. I'm sure if we get in a situation, he'll be out there. |
He was pitching against a team that was very focused and I thought they did a real good job of hitting the pitches where they were thrown. They didn't come out of their shoes on anything and kept a very, very solid base, |
He's been able to get out of a jam but the next inning, that's it. He hasn't been able to build on that inning, gets a little sloppy and he falters. |
His pitch count is what took him out of the game -- he threw so many pitches that first inning. But, physically, he felt fine. I think I saw a 92 [mph] on the gun a couple of times, which is good. And, from a fundamental and mechanical standpoint, I thought he was fine. |
I thought Zack was great Sunday and I think he's been great for a couple of months now -- like we saw in his first six or seven outings, |
It was something that I could sense was going to happen, ... and it's a shame, because we're both good baseball people and we think a lot alike, but there never was a very good union between Bell and me. |
It's an event which entered political historical consciousness. If you think back over 20th century Australian history, there are probably only two dozen events which every Australian knows about and talks about, no matter what football code they follow or what side of politics they are on. |
No one has said a word to me about another job in the organization. I don't know what that position would be. |